Homework Assignment
How can stressors be minimized in a hospitalized preschool aged child in terms of time orientation, communication, and their reaction to hospital procedure?
What are the various stages of reactions families progress through when a child is diagnosed with a chronic illness or disability?
Discuss the goal of palliative care
Discuss the educational and socialization needs of a child with Down’s syndrome
Describe autism spectrum disorder (ASD).— diagnosis, behavior, communication, and care management.
Differentiate between fever and hyperthermia and nursing interventions. The affect of high fever and ways to prevent or minimize complications.
Describe bronchitis and bronchiolitis. What are the clinical presentations of both?
Describe respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), treatment management and prevention.
What are the clinical presentations of asthma—pathophysiology, medication, and care management
Describe the effects of the following drug class in asthma management
β-Adrenergic agonists
Methylxanthines
What is cystic fibrosis? Diagnosis, medication and medication instructions and side effects
Deoxyribonuclease (rhDNase) –administration and side effects
Describe acute otitis media. Signs and symptoms and treatments
Care of client after tonsillectomy— assessment and prevention of postoperative complications
Care of a child with epiglottitis.
Describe mode of transmission of Tuberculosis and isolation method for a child diagnosed with active tuberculosis.
Review the following drugs, mode of action, patient teaching and side effects.
Isoniazid (INH)
pyrazinamide (PZA)
Rifampin
ethambutol
Give examples of heart defects with increase pulmonary flow and heart defects with decrease pulmonary flow
Describe Tetralogy of Fallot
Describe the use, patent education and side effects of :
ACE inhibitors
Digoxin—therapeutic level and signs of toxicity
Indication for the use of prostaglandin E during cardiac surgery
Indomethacin
Care management of patient post cardiac catheterization
Differentiate between these three types of dehydration:
Isotonic, hypotonic and hypertonic dehydration
List signs and symptoms of and care management for :
Intussusception
Hirschsprung’s Disease
Celiac disease
